An apple a day is a good smoke

[fishnbanjo]

This Castello rusticated Apple shape with military style stem and epoxied foil dot (many thought it to be a diamond or rhinestone) made for the USA market is a handsome pipe. Keeping it smokey with Mac Baren Club Blend Roll Cut.

banjo

 

[pipesmokingtom]

So back before they switched to the white bar. This is when Wally Frank was importing them and he was using the white bar as his logo, correct?
I learned that from Country Squire Radio Podcast!

 

[fishnbanjo]

Yeah but only in the US market since it has been the white bar logo in Europe.

banjo

 

[mso489]

That's one of those apples that could pass as a prince. I have a Dr. Grabow Royalton, nice little pipe, that is sold as an apple but looks even more like a prince than yours. I suspect that the Dr. Grabow people thought the prince moniker was too fussy for a Dr. G. Either way, it's a nice little briar with an acrylic stem. I have a Johs, an extra large, that I took for a brandy but found, on the invoice, Johs called an apple -- so apple it is. My wife spent her working career in NYC, and gave me this pipe for a gift, so I call it my Big Apple.

 

[Chasing Embers]

I love how flexible shape designations are. (no sarcasm implied) Would have pegged that one as a squashed tomato. Love the finish on that one.

 

[didimauw]

I love the post title and the pipe!

 

[fishnbanjo]

If it were a bit more pushed down I would agree with the squashed Tomato chasingmembers, but had the shank been straight rather than the military application the I would have called it a Prince as mso489 stated. It's a tough call on shapes at time unless ther is a shape number designation on the pipe listed in the makers shape chart or if it were a commission from a Pipemaker, regards.

banjo

 

[Chasing Embers]

I know what you mean a lot of blurred lines with shapes.